"We hold the total absence of any security measures to ensure an electronic signature was in fact made by the purported signatory negates the petition," the Kentucky Supreme Court’s opinion says.

Theresa Camoriano, a patent attorney who heads the Louisville Tea Party, also speculated that JCPS added the names of dead voters on the “No JCPS Tax Hike” petition, which is the subject of a lawsuit challenging its validity.

The group, No JCPS Tax Hike, said in a news released that it submitted the 40,320-signature petition to the Jefferson County Clerk on Friday.

Theresa Camoriano, president of the Louisville Tea Party, said the committee formed in opposition to the 7-cent property tax rate passed by the school board on May 21 hoped to turn in about 43,000 signatures to the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office on Friday.